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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Aprotech Powertrain Llc, Asheville, NC (US);
Inventors:
Scott K. Thompson, Asheville, NC (US);
Larry George, Greenfield, IN (US);
Assignee:
APROTECH POWERTRAIN LLC, Asheville, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/12 (2006.01); F16F 15/30 (2006.01); F16F 15/126 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 15/126 (2013.01); F16F 15/302 (2013.01);
Abstract
A crankshaft damper for attachment to one end of a crankshaft of an engine. The crankshaft damper includes an elastomeric member attached to a hub, and an inertia ring connected to the hub through the elastomeric member. Several different structures for cooling the elastomeric member are disclosed that dissipate heat away from the elastomeric member. Air flow is induced near the elastomeric member by providing air flow openings in the inertia ring or the elastomeric member.